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Mega vaccination drive on Jan 23, maximum residents should avail this opportunity: Ludhiana DC
Babushahi Bureau
Ludhiana, January 22, 2022: In the interest of residents, the district administration of Ludhiana would be organizing a Mega Vaccination Drive tomorrow (January 23, 2022) in 258 venues of the district.
Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma today said that vaccination camps are being organized in almost every nook and corner of the district to cover all beneficiaries.
He said that vaccine is the only way to return to normalcy and the district administration will leave no stone unturned by vaccinating every eligible. He said that the officials are already spreading vaccine literacy among the people so that everyone must get vaccinated to combat the virus effectively.
He informed that 2858021 (108.59 %) of the targeted population (2632000) have received their first dose, while only 1700964 (64.63 %) population has come forward for their second dose.
He urged all such persons to come forward and get themselves in the interest of society. He assured us that vaccination helps in boosting immunity in our body that helps in fighting Covid even if one gets infected.
The Deputy Commissioner said that all healthcare and frontline workers and those above 60 years already having other ailments are also eligible for a booster shot if they have completed 9 months from the date of administering the second dose.
He also urged all government staff, that has been deputed for election duty to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest.
He said that as per the directions of the Election Commission of India, the staff deputed on duty in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections can get the booster dose even if they have not completed 9 months after 2nd dose. He said that now such staff can get booster dose 90 days after their 2nd vaccination.
The DC further said that special vaccination camps for all election staff including teachers, government staff, bank employees, insurance sector, etc who have been deputed for election duty, will be organized at all training centers tomorrow, i.e. January 23, 2022.
He said that both Covishield and Covaxin would be available at these camps.